St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-19
FROM FOREIGN FIELDS.
Father Keller Arrested on Charge Of
Promoting the Hibernian Plan of
Campaign.
His Progress to Prison Marked by Remark
ably Enthusiastic Civic and Popular
Greetings.
The City of London Scandal Now
Brought Under an Investi-
cation,
A Plan For Releasing Zobehr Pasha.
the Ex-G overnor OF the
SOudan.

DUBLIN. March 1S.-Father Keller, of
Yonghal, County Cork, was arrested to-
day. He had twice refused to receive sum-
mons ordering him to appear in court and
answer questions respecting his alleged Gus
tody as trustee under the plan of campaign
OF moneys belonging to the tenants on the
PonsOnby estates.
CORK. March 1S.-When Father Keller
reached Cork in custody of the police he
was met at the depot by the mayor. munic-
ipal council and crowd that filled the
streets When the priest alighted from
the train he was greeted with great cheer.
followed by music from a band engaged for
the occasion. The mayor and council, on
behalf of the people of Cork, presented
Father Keller with an address.
LONDON, March 1S.-John Dillon, in the
house OF commons. this evening, protested
against the arrest of Father Keller at
YOnghal. Balfour, chief secretary for Ire
land, denounced DillOn's violent language
and partisanship in accusing the Irish po-
lice of misleading the magistrate in the
case and gOading the people to resistance.
Balfour declared the Irish agitators were
really responsible for gOading the people of
Ireland into rebellion.
Father Keller, on his journey to Dublin,
was ovated at all the stations. He was met
at Thurles by Archbishop Croke and twelve
priests. The archbishop assured Father
Keller of his sympathy and approval, and
he warned the Tory government that the
attempt to crush the priesthood would fail.
On his arrival in Dublin Father Keller was
enthusiastically received. He was not con-
veyed to Jail. Entering the lord mayors
carriage, he was driven through the city to
the Imperial hotel. The carriage was fol-
lowed by thousands of people with banners
and bands OF music, and the lord mayor, in
a speech, SAID that thousands of priests
were ready to follow Father Keller to jail.
ADDRESSES WERE PRESENTED
Father Keller by the municipal authorities
of all the Towns through which he passed,
and at every station there were crowds with
bands to greet him. Archbishop Croke,
in an address to Father Keller at Thurles,
said: You represent two great principles
opposition to unjust action in regard to
rent and fidelity to the confidence of your
| flock. No government ever grappled sue
cessfully with the Irish priesthood. The
present government will rue the day it threw
down the first gage of war;" Father Keller
replied that he had no reason to regret
| his action. Several members of the house
of commons were i'll the crowd that awaited
Father Keller at Dublin station. The po-
lice were obliged to retire before the people,
who stormed the train and bore Father
Keller to the lord mayors carriage. Upon
arriving at the Imperial hotel Father Keller
was presented with an address by the lord
mayor. In his reply he said his journey
had been more like that of con lueror than
humble pastor. Standing in the midst
of noble leaders he was ashamed and hui
inflated to be made the recipient of such an
address. The rack-rentend tenants had
exercised every means before they adopted
the plan of campaign. They could be sure
of his sympathy. They confded to him
their hopes and fears, which he held sacred.
He would never become an infOrmer against
his flock, not if he had to suffer imprison-
ment, OF even death.